In a letter to parents, Derek Turner, director of the school system’s Department of Communications, acknowledged receiving reports of hazing and confirmed that the Montgomery County Police Department has started an investigation.

Montgomery County Public Schools released a final report on school safety, which includes survey results from students. Among the findings: 32 percent of students said they wanted more security cameras, and 20 percent said they wanted more security staff members or school resource officers.

Montgomery County’s school superintendent Dr. Jack Smith issued a memorandum detailing the number of cases in which an employee, contractor or volunteer was suspected of abuse or neglect of an MCPS studen